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Procurement Specialist
3 months ago
Category Lead Senior -
Location: Valparaiso, IN 46383, United States
Salary range: $50/hour-$65/hour
Job duration: 12+ Months
Qualifications:
- Contracting experience 7-10 years- Intermediate to senior level- RFP 7-10 years- Bidding & negotiations experience- Direct Experience, non-IT- Construction experience, large projects - Qualifications:- Bachelors degree from an accredited college or equivalent work related experience
Proven track record to deliver results and achieve goals
Demonstrated ability to develop effective working relationships with others
Experience leading cross-functional teams
Ability to build support and consensus
Proven financial acumen and analytical abilities Preferred: MBA
Certified Procurement Manager (CPM)
Three years of leadership experience
Experience managing large supplier agreements
Experience working in a Shared Services organization
Supply Chain experience in the utility industry
Knowledgeable in category management and strategic sourcing practices
Responsibilities:
- Establishing, leading/facilitating and supporting cross functional category management teams to develop and maintain category plans and ongoing category performance
Developing deep knowledge and experience within assigned spend management responsibilities
Developing spend/performance and external market analyses to monitor category performance and identify performance improvement opportunities
Developing spending and savings/performance improvement forecasts to monitor progress and ensure goals are achieved
Developing plans to capture identified opportunities
Defining category requirements through collaborative efforts with respective stakeholder groups
Collaborating with stakeholder groups to develop consensus on the appropriate category plans and priorities Leading performance improvement initiatives defined by the category plan including strategic sourcing and other performance improvement initiatives
Establishing, leading/facilitating and supporting cross-functional strategic sourcing/performance improvement teams as needed/prescribed by category plans to achieve savings and performance targets (e.g. reduce cost, improve quality and result in a lower total cost of ownership, meeting supplier diversity goals)
Leading negotiations with suppliers as needed
Maintaining critical supplier agreements including renewals, negotiation of terms, issue identification, tracking and resolution Supplier Management responsibilities include:
Developing and maintaining supplier criticality ratings and managing resulting critical supplier relationships
Managing supplier relationships including conducting Quarterly Business Reviews with critical suppliers and company Executive Sponsors Stakeholder Management responsibilities include:
Developing successful partnerships with key stakeholders / business partners to achieve desired results
Developing and managing cross-functional category management and strategic sourcing teams as needed
Collaborating with stakeholders to drive needed decisions to achieve desired results
